At the launching ceremony of the national hotline for children protection at 111 (Source: tuoitre.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MOLISA) on December 6 launched a national hotline for childrenprotection at 111 instead of the old number 18001567 that had been used for thepast 13 years.
Addressing the launching ceremony, MOLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung saidthat the hotline is a special public service that receives information,notifications and denunciations related to child abuse and violence.
The hotline contributes to fostering coordination among State agencies,organisations and individuals in verifying information to promptly providesupport services to protect children.
The hotline will also supply legal information and consultations as wellas policies, knowledge and skills of observing children’s rights, and givingadvice on children’s psychology for children’s care givers, he said.
Dung expressed his belief that the hotline will become a helpful tool companyingchildren and saving them from all forms of violence and abuse.
On the occasion, the minister called on all agencies, organisations and individualsto make full use of hotline 111 to raise their voice denouncing all violenceand abuse targeting children, and seek relevant knowledge.
On behalf of the National Committee for Children, Dung briefed participantson major contents of the action plan for 2018, focusing on fostering coordinationamong relevant parties in implementing children protection programmes andprojects, and building a healthy environment for children’s optimaldevelopment.
Along with ensuring children’s basic rights, the committee will launchactivities to prevent drowning among children and combat violence and sexualabuse against children, he added.-VNA
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